Uakutura Kambaekua As the watershed Regional Council and Local Authority elections draw near, the battle for the Kunene region is intensifying, with at least 33 candidates contesting seats across the seven constituencies. This includes 10 political parties and associations striving for dominance in all four local authorities, with 156 individuals vying for council seats. Following...
Limba Mupetami Zebaldt Ngaruka The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has confirmed a major structural shift in local football, announcing during its 34th Ordinary Congress in Windhoek that the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) will operate independently from the 2026/2027 season. The decision marks a pivotal moment for Namibian football, with the top-flight league expected to...
Hilma Nalupe The Brave Warriors suffered a 0-1 defeat against Comoros during their first encounter in Moroni, Comoros last Friday. During the 84th minute, Comoros player Ali Aboubacar scored for his side, ensuring their win against the Brave Warriors. Although the result was disappointing for Namibia, the match served as an important platform for the...
SWAKOPMUND – Blood-stained clothes hidden inside a water tanker led a team of police investigators to the man suspected of killing 43-year-old Imolatria Dominika Gaoses in Usakos on Friday. The 39-year-old man, who grew up in the same residential area as the deceased, was arrested on Friday afternoon after the clothes he was wearing earlier...
Local boxing promoter Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias believes that, if Namibia were to be defined by a particular sport, boxing would undoubtedly rank among the top three if not take the number one spot. He said this assertion is grounded in the profound impact that the sport has had on the nation – from producing world...
Hilma Nalupe The second 2025 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Board of Advisory meeting convened yesterday and will conclude today in Windhoek. The meeting, consisting of executive directors and permanent secretaries within the sport ministries of the 10 Region 5 countries held its opening ceremony yesterday with sport leaders and administrators from various...
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is still assessing the full financial requirement of the recent devastating veld fires in the Etosha National Park based on the damage recorded. Due to this ongoing assessment the ministry is not yet able to stipulate the exact investment necessary to repair vital infrastructure and related improvements to...
Adolf Kaure With Namibians bracing to head to the polls on 26 November for the 2025 Regional Council election, the Otjozondjupa region remains a key battleground. Historically, the region is dominated by Swapo in terms of constituencies won over the years, while NUDO has also maintained a grip on some of the constituencies. The Otjozondjupa...
Iuze Mukube A ruling of Acting Judge Petrus Unengu yesterday will see four convicts, who were sentenced to more than 20-years imprisonment for the attempt to secede the then-Caprivi region from Namibia in 1998, heading to the Supreme Court to appeal their sentence. Progress Kenyoka Munuma, Shine Samulandela Samulandela, Manuel Manapelo Makendano, and Hoster Simasiku...
WALVIS BAY – Employees of Princess Brand Processing, a fishing company, will be without jobs as from today. The company was forced to lay off its 634 workforce due to a lack of quota. The horse mackerel processing company, previously known as Seaflower Pelagic, was established in 2017 through a joint venture between Fishcor and...